Crafted by E.P. Lee, ‘And the Puppy Howls’, along with its two follow-up books, uses the unique literary device of a dog’s howl to symbolize how life trudges on as the people within it change. The series’ three books pull no punches while openly depicting how American life is evolving at a rapid pace – from the departure of the nuclear family to a soup of men in dresses, women working on construction sites and kids with two dads or two moms. This isn’t satire, but an insightful and respectful examination of the nation’s increasing departure from the old ‘norms’.

Miami Beach, FL -- (SBWire) -- 10/08/2014 --Nobody can deny that 21st-Century America, and particularly its family dynamics, are evolving at an alarming pace. Whether good or bad, most books examining these shifts opt for a stuffy and overly academic approach that alienates the layperson. This is where Eric Paul Lee is introduced. Call him visionary or call him eccentric – but Lee has devised a unique and powerful format for exploring these changes with gusto.

Lee has three books on the market - ‘And the Puppy Howls’, ‘And the Puppy Howls No Longer’ and ‘And the Puppy Ain’t a Puppy No More’. Each book follows the evolution of the enigmatic modern American family, events that often unfold with the continuous presence and interaction of humanity’s most loyal observer and participant – a dog.

Synopses:

‘And the Puppy Howls’ – Is a fictional journey through 21st Century American life where different realities blend in confusion, loss, death and renewal.

In this tale it’s no secret that relationships in modern America are not what they used to be. Families just don’t exist like before with Dad going off to work, Mom home keeping house and the kids doing idle chores and then their homework before bedtime.

No… modern family life no longer comes close to fitting that mold.

Now Mom often goes off to work and sometimes Dad stays home. Or there are two Moms and no Dad or two Dads and no Mom. Or perhaps Mom has a new boyfriend years younger… or Dad a new girlfriend, or Mom has a new girlfriend and Dad a new boyfriend, or whatever…

Bromance with benefits?

But what’s in a label? …

Or what’s in a word? …

And… what, just what, constitutes a relationship?

‘And the Puppy Howls No Longer’ – is a continuation of that fictional trip begun in ‘And The Puppy Howls’. Only now we’re moving through more of the ups and downs of modern family life in America where Mom and Dad ain’t WHO or WHAT they used to be. The mirror is a little cracked and we’re tripping over the rabbit hole… and often, but life continues on even as illness, death and crisis after crisis upends the spectrum of normal…

Yes… life goes on and on and on.

“Modern family” life that is…

‘And The Puppy Howls No Longer’ continues that journey begun in ‘And The Puppy Howls’… only now that trip has become more complicated, more confused… and the final destination even further away.

And perhaps the trip itself has become a little weird… Or perhaps the trip has become a lot weird. But we’re not down that Rabbit Hole yet… this is still a reality based fictional narrative after all.

But… oh, that blend of individual realities…

And… oh, that confusion…

And… oh, that renewal…

‘And the Puppy Ain’t a Puppy No More’ - “The Party’s Over”… that fictional journey begun in ‘And The Puppy Howls’ has finally ended. Or maybe nothing has ended and we’ve just arrived at another way station, another temporary destination.

Too soon to tell if it’s that final destination I s’pose, to soon to tell.

But we’ve arrived somewhere nonetheless, so here we are… the end…

‘And The Puppy Ain’t A Puppy No More’ picks up where ‘And The Puppy Howls No Longer’ stopped… Well… not where that story stopped exactly, but sort of where… It’s a continuation certainly, but with stories from a distant past and events from the immediate present, almost future, thrown in; continuing the tale; moving the story forward; bringing about an ending; rather than a continuing tale of immediate passed events.

But the story does continue…

And modern families do form…

And modern relationships do get created…

And modern families do end… … … and the puppy ain’t a puppy no more…

Lee states, “I admit that these books use an unusual format – but it’s a great way to establish a continuous ‘flow’ while the American family rushes around morphing itself into many unique, sometimes weird and often wonderful states. I think most of us are blind to that change, which is why the third-person perspective of a dog; the continuity of a pet; makes it so interesting.”

Continuing:

“The dog character was heavily inspired by Freud, my own ever-so-cute pooch... Freud is a real feisty little guy who seems to have an incredible knack for perception. I often wonder how Freud perceives us humans as we change and evolve around him. “

For more information, visit the official website: http://andthepuppyhowls.com

About Eric Paul Lee
After a lifetime spent in his native New York, Eric Paul Lee now resides in beautiful, tropical, Miami, Florida. Upon graduation from college, Eric bounced from job to job until the Graphic Arts caught his creative eye and a new career began. With his first graphics production position under his belt Eric moved from his original hometown of Seagate, Brooklyn, New York to Manhattan... never to live in Brooklyn again.

Success built on success as corporate stints in California brought about even greater successes leading to Eric’s eventual New York City return and the opening of his own Graphics Agency in Manhattan. That enterprise ran successfully for over twenty years.

Now out of industry entirely, Eric is happy to enjoy the perpetual Florida sun and write.